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Where Does The Last Name Wacht Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Wacht is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wacht? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Wacht is the 329,025^th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,466,323 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Wacht live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 1,009,635. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 17 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Michigan, where 11 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent live and Poland, where 11 percent live.

Wacht Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Wacht has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wacht surname rose 3,989 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wacht Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wacht last name are 9.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.47% being registered with the party.

Wacht earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.3% more than the national average, earning $49,318 USD per year.